One move that was never made during the recently ended 2017 Major League Baseball annual draft may turn out to be the draft’s biggest move.
With the 40 rounds of the draft now completed, no MLB team chose Luke Heimlich, the left-handed pitcher from the Oregon State Beavers. It was revealed recently that Heimlich was a registered sex offender.
Before that revelation, Heimlich had been considered a first or second round pick. The junior, who is 21, emerged as one of the best starters in college baseball this season with a record of 11-0 and an ERA...

CollegeBaseballCentral.com announced its 2014 College Baseball Central Preseason Top 25 on January 7, 2014. The rankings were complied by the staff of College Baseball Central and includes previews of each team in the list.
The 2014 College Baseball Central Preseason Top 25 features some surprises as well as some perennial powers in college baseball. College Baseball Central is a website that features a dedicated staff of writers and journalists are committed to bringing original newsworthy content to every individual article published.
While...

While the college baseball season is a distant memory and much of the summer showcases and tournaments are in the rearview mirror, it is an appropriate time to assess the Top 10 prospects for the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
This coming year’s draft class is a solid mixture of premier college and prep level talent, perhaps one of the better classes we have witnessed since the 2011 draft that featured the likes of Archie Bradley, Dylan Bundy, and Gerrit Cole.
Assessed on performances through either high school or college competition, summer...

Coming into the first game of the CWS finals, the UCLA Bruins knew that they would need to play their best baseball in order to beat the Mississippi State Bulldogs for their first NCAA title. They did just that in game one and once again in game two, routing the Bulldogs by a score of 8-0 to capture the 2013 CWS title in Omaha.
After serving as the bridesmaid to South Carolina in the 2010 championship series and being ousted in the second round of the CWS last year, the Bruins can breath a sigh of relief and relish in the moment. The Bruins swept...

After regional, super regional, and CWS opening round play, the beast that is Omaha chose the final two teams that would battle for the NCAA title and status as the premier team in college baseball. Those two teams are the UCLA Bruins and the Mississippi State Bulldogs, who kicked off the best of three games championship series on Monday night.
Both teams entered the game with the ultimate goal of bringing home the first NCAA baseball title in their schools’ histories. With a 3-1 victory in game one, the Bruins were able to move closer to...

After over three and a half months of regular season play, three weeks of postseason match-ups, and 64 of the nation’s top college baseball teams competing for a chance at the NCAA title, the UCLA Bruins and Mississippi State Bulldogs have braved the storm and battled their way to the championship finals in Omaha.
Between the two teams, a total of 15 College World Series appearances have produced zero titles, as both seek to amend that statistic come early next week, where either the Bruins or Bulldogs will take home the first College World Series...

UCLA pitching dominated North Carolina and held the Tar Heels to seven hits in a 4-1 win. Grant Watson, James Kaprielian, Zack Weiss and David Berg simply dominated a North Carolina team that had averaged 5.1 runs per game and were hitting .300 over there first 10 NCAA tournament games.
North Carolina would not get a runner past second base until the ninth-inning and finished their season 59-12.
Watson, who hadn’t pitched since the June 2 regional championship win over San Diego, improved to 9-3 by holding the Tar Heels to four hits in the first...

The Mississippi State Bulldogs beat the Oregon State Beavers for the second time this week to reach the finals of the 2013 College World Series.
Mississippi State right-hander Kendall Graveman (7-5, 3.17) pitched into the sixth inning allowing four hits, one earned run, one walk and he struck out two, and Hunter Renfroe hit a three-run homer to back up the effort in the 4-1 win.
From there Ross Mitchell and Jonathan Holder shut the door on Mississippi State, with Holder getting the last two outs for his 21st save. Mississippi State...

Oregon State and Mississippi State are two of four teams remaining in the 2013 College World Series. Oregon State needs to win today and then again tomorrow to advance to the finals.
Mississippi State will send Kendall Graven (7-5, 3.17 ERA, 67 strikeouts) to the mound, and Oregon State will send right-hander Andrew Moore (14-1, 1.57 ERA, 72 strikeouts).
Mississippi State has posted three straight one run win’s in the tournament and have shown an ability to hit in the clutch in the late innings. The Bulldogs are led by SS Adam...

Unlike the College World Series opener that saw the NC State Wolfpack serve up a rout of the North Carolina Tar Heels, Thursday night’s game served as redemption for the Tar Heels, as they shut down the Wolfpack in a 7-0 victory, advancing further in Omaha while the Wolfpack will be sent packing.
Following four straight scoreless innings, the Tar Heels broke the silence in the fourth on an RBI single by Michael Russell, scoring Brian Holberton and giving North Carolina an early 1-0 lead.
North Carolina would follow up in the fifth with another...

The North Carolina Tar Heels (58-11) and the NC State Wolfpack (50-15) both face elimination from the 2013 College World Series as the two rival teams from the state of North Carolina will face off at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska at 8:00 PM on Thursday evening. The game will air live on ESPN, as Mike Patrick (play-by-play), Orel Hershiser (color) and Jessica Mendoza (field) will once again broadcast the game for audiences at home.
Prior to the College World Series opener (game three) between the Tar Heels and Wolfpack on Sunday,...

Oregon State came into Wednesday evening’s match-up against the Indiana Hoosiers following an 11-4 rout of Louisville on Monday, driven with momentum to grab their third NCAA title in school history and first since winning back-to-back championships in 2006 and 2007.
Wednesday’s game displayed that momentum, as the Beavers shut down the Hoosiers 1-0, ousting Indiana from the NCAA Tournament and advancing to the next round of the College World Series.
The Beavers were led by their staff ace Matt Boyd who pitched masterfully, pitching...

The Oregon State Beavers (51-12) and the Indiana Hoosiers (49-15) will be looking to avoid elimination from the 2013 College World Series in the only game of the day at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. The game will air live on ESPN. Mike Patrick (play-by-play), Orel Hershiser (color) and Jessica Mendoza (field) will broadcast the game.
After losing to Mississippi State 5-4 in game one of this year’s College World Series the Beavers rebounded in a loser’s bracket game against the Louisville Cardinals 11-4 . Matt Boyd, 10-4...

After a surprising, yet impressive victory over the LSU Tigers on Sunday (which would ultimately lead to the Tigers’ elimination on Tuesday), the UCLA Bruins continued with a 2-1 victory over the NC State Wolfpack, inching their way closer to the College World Series championship series.
The Wolfpack struck first, starting off the the third inning with the bases loaded, wherein Trea Turner would rip an RBI single to left field, scoring Bryan Adametz and giving the Wolfpack an early 1-0 lead.
Despite being held scoreless for the first four...

A must win game for both the top ranked North Carolina Tar Heels and fourth ranked LSU Tigers, Tuesday’s elimination game saw both teams come out hitting, but only team would continue on in Omaha.
That team is North Carolina, who behind a strong starting effort by reliever Trent Thornton ousted a strong LSU ball club in a 4-2 victory to face the loser of Tuesday night’s contest between the NC State Wolfpack and UCLA Bruins.
The Tar Heels led off the game with a two-run first inning behind the bat of Brian Holberton, who launched a two-run home...

Something has to give today in the College World Series matchup of The University of North Carolina vs. .Louisiana State University. Both teams were pre-tournament favorites and have 114 games between them. North Carolina has not lost back-to-back games all season.
LSU has done so only once against South Carolina in late April. Despite all the accomplishments between the two teams, one of the perennial baseball powerhouses will be leaving Omaha without a win.
“It’s what you have in this tournament — nothing but great teams, and...

The Mississippi State Bulldogs beat the number three ranked Oregon State Beavers in Saturday’s opener and have now beat a hot-hitting Indiana Hoosiers team to move closer in their quest towards their first College World Series championship in school history.
The Bulldogs struck first, as Adam Frazier led off the game with his school-record 105th hit of the season, a single to right field.
Frazier would later come around to score on a fielder’s choice by Hunter Renfroe, giving the Bulldogs an early 1-0 lead.
However, Indiana would strike...

The Oregon State Beavers faced the Louisville Cardinals in the first losers bracket game of the College World Series on Monday afternoon, capitalizing on multiple defensive miscues by Louisville to oust the Cardinals from tournament play in an 11-4 victory.
The Beavers would strike first, scoring three runs in the third inning off of Louisville staff ace Jeff Thompson. The three-run rally would begin on a Tyler Smith RBI double that would score Max Gordon, which would be later followed by a Danny Hayes ground out that scored both Smith and Andy...

The Louisville Cardinals in the Oregon State Beavers look to avoid elimination today in a must win game for both in the 2013 College World Series. Oregon State lost its first-round game against Mississippi State 5-4 when the Bulldogs scored two runs in the go-ahead eighth-inning. Louisville was shut out 2-0 by Indiana in their first round game.
Louisville will send Big East pitcher of the year Jeff Thompson (11-1, 2.00 ERA) to the mound and Oregon State will have Ben Wetzler (9-1, 2.11 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 12:08 p.m. PT,...

The UCLA Bruins may not be the best team in the College World Series, but they sure played like it on Sunday evening, upstaging the number four ranked LSU Tigers 2-1 in game four of the opening round in Omaha.
The story of the game was the rubber match between staff aces, UCLA’s Adam Plutko and LSU’s Aaron Nola, both of whom pitched masterfully on Sunday.
Plutko went seven strong innings, surrendering one run on four hits while striking out two batters and walking two. Plutko has been the definition of stoicism this season, possessing...

A meeting of the two premier North Carolina college ball clubs on Sunday resulted in an 8-1 rout of the number one ranked North Carolina Tar Heels at the hands of the NC State Wolfpack, led by top pitching prospect and staff ace Carlos Rodon.
The Wolfpack struck early, scoring a run in the first inning on a RBI single by Tarran Senay, scoring Trea Turner and giving NC State an early 1-0 lead.
NC State would strike again, this time with four runs in the third inning. The Wolfpack would put on a hitting clinic in the third, started by a one-out double...

The Louisville Cardinals had only been shutout once this season and that was the first game of the season, a 2-0 loss against no other than the Indiana Hoosiers. Indiana would hand the Cardinals their second shutout loss of the season, a 2-0 victory for the Hoosiers in the College World Series opener and their first win in Omaha in school history.
Indiana was led by starting pitcher Joey DeNato, who went the distance in registering a complete-game shutout. DeNato surrendered just four hits and struck out eight batters, while walking three.
Along...

A competitive showdown from the start, the opening game of the College World Series between the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Oregon State Beavers would result in a 5-4 victory for the Bulldogs, capped by a two-run go-ahead eighth inning.
Coming into the opening round in Omaha, both teams posted a 5-1 record throughout regional and super regional play, showcasing offensive mite by outscoring their opponents by a combined score of 51-42.
Both teams faced tough competition in their respective super regionals, as Mississippi State faced the number...

Kris Bryant, the second-overall draft pick by the Chicago Cubs in the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of the University of San Diego, was awarded the Dick Howser Trophy on Saturday.
The award is annually given to the college player that best represents “courage, character, leadership, and performance,” as determined and voted on by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
In 62 games this season with San Diego, Bryant batted .329 (75-for-228) with 31 home runs and 62 RBI, along with an OBP/SLG/OPS line of .493/.820/1.314.
Four...

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The super regionals are in the books and now its time for the 2013 College World Series to get underway in Omaha.
Eight teams will square off starting with double elimination play, wherein four teams will advance to the best of three games championship series.
It is there that the 2013 NCAA Championship team will be decided, as a season that began four months ago in February will conclude in what should be an exciting finish to a season of competitive college baseball.
Of ten eight...

The starting pitcher is the individual who delivers the first pitch of a baseball game and in certain cases is the individual to deliver the last. Starters are relied upon to lead the defense and set the tempo for the game ahead, serving as the “field general” that leads the charge towards victory.
As the 2013 College World Series commences on Saturday, teams will send out their staff aces to lead the charge in Omaha, setting the tone and establishing whether their respective team is capable of moving forward with the determination and...

As the 2013 College World Series commences in Omaha, Nebraska on Saturday, the time is now upon us where we will bear witness to analyses, critiques, predictions, projections, and previews of both the teams and their respective match-ups for the road ahead.
Although the road through Omaha has not quite begun, we are still able to predict the two teams that have the potential to reach the best of three championship series. And based on what we have seen throughout the regular season and the initial weeks of the NCAA Tournament, two definitive teams...

“Good pitching always beats good hitting” is an old adage that has been told time and time again throughout all levels of baseball; however, Hall of Famer Yogi Berra may have put it best, arguing “good pitching beats good hitting, and vice versa.”
Nonetheless, however you may wish to spin either adage, the fact of the matter is that Oregon State starting pitching is beating good hitting across all of college baseball.
The Oregon State Beavers starting rotation is anchored by three particular solid starters, all worthy of “staff ace”...

The NCAA Tournament once boasted a field of 64 determined college baseball teams, but following regional and super regional play, that field has become a competitive field of eight teams.
Each of these eight teams have been amongst the top-ranked teams in the nation all season long and are now able to display their strength and determination in the College World Series in Omaha later this week.
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Omaha commences with a double elimination round, which will determine the two teams that will battle for...

Finally, the North Carolina Tar Heels secured the final berth in the 2013 College World Series with a 5-4 win over the South Carolina Gamecocks. This marks the Tar Heels’ 10th appearance to Omaha and its sixth trip in the last eight seasons in search of their first title.
Inclement weather delayed the start North Carolina’s Super Regional against South Carolina and then again on Monday.
Colin Moran hit an RBI triple in a three-run sixth inning and staff ace Kent Emanuel picked up his first career save by getting the final two outs In the...

The Oregon State Beavers advanced to their fifth College World Series on Monday night, holding off Kansas State in a 4-3 victory in game three of the Corvallis Super Regionals.
The Beavers jumped out to an early lead on a two-run home run by Danny Hayes in the second inning, a 2-0 lead that would become a 4-0 lead after the top of the fifth.
Kansas State would attempt a late-inning comeback, scoring one run in the bottom of the sixth and two runs in the eighth off of Beavers starter Ben Wetzler. However, staff ace Matt Boyd, after throwing 123 pitches...

After a weather delay forced Sunday’s game to be suspended until Monday, the Mississippi State Bulldogs had to wait a little longer to punch their ticket to the College World Series in Omaha.
Picking up in the seventh inning with a 5-3 lead, the Bulldogs added a sixth run in the bottom of the frame. Despite a two-run charge by the Virginia Cavaliers in the top of the ninth, led by a Joe McCarthy RBI single, the Bulldogs would hold on to cement a 6-5 lead and in the process, advance to their ninth College World Series in school history, the...

Following a 6-2 loss to Kansas State in game one of the Corvallis Super Regional on Saturday, Oregon State bounced back with a 12-4 rout of the Wildcats in game two, evening the series for Monday night’s elimination game.
Oregon State came out swinging, scoring five runs in the first inning. Michael Conforto and Dylan Davis led the charge with solo home runs, followed by a Ryan Barnes RBI single and a Jake Rodriguez two-run single. The Beavers would add two more runs in the second on a two-run single by Dylan Davis.
The Wildcats would respond...

After a Friday weather delay in Raleigh, game one of the Raleigh Super Regional would be pushed to Saturday. NC State would take game one by a score of 4-3, jumping to a quick 1-0 lead and placing Rice on the precipice of elimination from the NCAA Tournament.
However, neither Rice nor mother nature would allow NC State to advance to the College World Series easily.
Rice would take an early lead in game two, as Christian Stringer would blast a solo home run in the first inning and would follow with another solo shot in the sixth, giving the Owls...

The number two ranked team in the nation has been ousted from the NCAA Tournament, as the Vanderbilt Commodores‘ bid for their first NCAA title was ended on Sunday evening by the Louisville Cardinals, who swept the Commodores in two games en route to their second College World Series in school history.
After topping Vanderbilt 5-3 in game one of the Nashville Super Regional on Saturday, Louisville followed with a 2-1 victory in game two to cement their bid for the NCAA title.
Vanderbilt put their best arm on the mound in Tyler Beede, however,...

The Indiana Hoosiers advanced to the College World Series with an 11-6 win over the Florida State Seminoles in the Tallahassee Super Regional.
After reaching the Super Regional round for the first time in school history, Indiana now reaches its first CWS. Indiana won game one yesterday 10-9.
Indiana jumped on Florida State pitcher Scott Sitz for four runs in the first inning, added a single run in the third inning and two more in the fifth to take a 7-5 lead.
Sitz (10-2) lasted 4 1/3 innings giving up seven runs, six earned, he walked to...

The South Carolina Gamecocks Jordan Montgomery tossed a four-hit shutout to beat the North Carolina Tar Heels 8-0 and even the Chapel Hill Super Regional at one game apiece.
Montgomery struck out three and walked one throwing 121 pitches to improve his season record to 6-1.The deciding game three will be played tomorrow with the winner advancing to the College World Series in Omaha.
Joey Pankake drove in two runs during a five-run second inning for the Gamecocks (43-19) in the second inning which turned out to be more than enough run support...

The UCLA Bruins would score all three of their runs in the first inning and would never look back, shutting out the Cal State Fullerton Titans 3-0 and advancing to the College World Series for the second straight year.
After topping the Titans in ten innings on Friday for a game one victory, the Bruins had a much easier go-around in game two. UCLA starting pitcher Nick Vander Tuig went 6 1/3 scoreless innings, surrendering eight hits and striking out four batters while walking none.
The Bruins bullpen would take it from there, working a combined...

The Kansas State Wildcats were down to their final out on Saturday when they rallied to even the score 2-2 in the top of the ninth inning, forcing extra innings. The Wildcats would go on to score four runs in the top of the tenth and close the door on Oregon State 6-2 to claim game one of the Corvallis Super Regional.
Oregon was cruising along for eight innings, hanging onto a 2-1 lead thanks to a stout pitching performance by staff ace Matt Boyd. Boyd went seven strong innings, surrendering just one run on five hits while striking out three and...

The LSU Tigers became the first team to qualify for the 2013 College World Series by being Oklahoma 11-1 and winning the Baton Rouge Super Regional best of three series 2-0. LSU is making their first College World Series appearance since 2009 when they won the championship.
Oklahoma scored first in the first inning on a base hit by Max White to score Craig Aiken. LSU used four pitchers to hold Oklahoma to just five hits, while LSU pounded Sooner pitching for 16 hits.
LSU scored single runs in the second, third, fourth, sixth, and eighth innings. The...

Rice (44-19) took a 3-2 lead going into the bottom of the ninth inning, but surrendered the lead and lost to NC State 4-3. Brett Williams singled to start the inning, stole second, and went to third on an error by pitcher Zech Lemond.
Logan Ratledge bunted and Williams slid under the tag to tie the game 3-3. Two batters later, Jake Fincher’s single to left scored Jake Armstrong with the winning run.
“This team is pretty gritty,” N.C. State coach Elliott Avent said. “This team is pretty tough. I’d pay money to come watch this team.”
Austin...

The Louisville Cardinals beat the Vanderbilt Commodores 5-3 in a NCAA super regional opener Saturday. Matt Helms, who had three RBI all season singled with the bases loaded in the seventh inning to score 2 runs and Him andbreak a 3-3 tie.
The Cardinals tied the game three batters earlier when Zak Wasserman drove in his second run of the game with a two-out single. Xavier Turner had two hits and scored two runs for the Commodores (54-11). Six of Vanderbilt’s seven hits came in the opening three innings.
Vanderbilt starter Kevin Ziomek allowed...

Mississippi State pounded Virginia pitching for 20 heads as the Bulldogs beat the Cavaliers 11-6. The two teams meet again Sunday at 6 p.m. A win would send Mississippi State to its first College World Series since 2007.
Mississippi State score 2 runs in the first inning and Virginia answered with three runs of their own in the bottom of the inning. After a scoreless second Mississippi State scored runs in four straight innings to turn a 3-2 deficit into a 10-6 lead.
Adam Frazier had a career-high six hits which also tied a Mississippi State...

Florida State and Indiana matched up in Game One of their best-of-three Super Regional that had Indiana edging the Seminoles 10-9.
Florida State rallied in the ninth inning but came up a run short. Indiana pitcher Will Coursen-Carr was able to hold Florida State off in the final inning, getting two consecutive batters to fly out
Seminoles starter Luke Weaver pitched six innings allowing seven hits and five runs while striking out five. It was the first time Weaver has given out more than three earned runs in a game since May 11.
Gage Smith (4-2)...

Freshman Skye Bolt delivered a game-winning base hit to right field to score Parks Jordan and the North Carolina Tar Heels beat South Carolina 6-5 in Game One of their Super Regional match-up at Boshamer Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
South Carolina tied the game at 5 all in the top of the eighth after an RBI double from Chase Vergason. Carolina closer Trent Thornton gave the Tar Heels a chance to win in the bottom of the inning with a perfect ninth.
South Carolina had 15 hits, including three each from Graham Saiko, Chase Vergason and...

With regionals now in the books, the remaining 16 teams are ready to face off in super regional play and make their bids for the College World Series.
Super regionals opened on Friday with four region match-ups, beginning with that of both North Carolina sites – NC State vs Rice and North Carolina vs South Carolina – in the afternoon, followed by the prime time match-ups of Oklahoma vs LSU and Cal State Fullerton vs UCLA.
All eight super regional match-ups will either commence or continue on Saturday, as well as on Sunday and Monday...

The UCLA Bruins scored two runs in the top of the 10th inning to take a 5-3 lead, allowing All-American reliever David Berg to finish off the Cal State Fullerton Titans in the bottom of the inning en route to a game one victory. The Bruins are now one win away from a birth in the College World Series in Omaha, as the best-of-three series will resume tomorrow with game two scheduled to commence at 7:00 PM at Goodwin Field in Fullerton, California.
Eric Fillia lead the Bruins offensively with four hits and an RBI, while staff ace Adam Plutko pitched...

The Oregon State Beavers and Kansas State Wildcats will round out the last super regional match-up, commencing game one on Saturday evening at Goss Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon, home of the Beavers.
The Beavers enter the NCAA Tournament looking to advance to their fifth College World Series appearance in school history and first since winning back-to-back NCAA titles in 2006 and 2007. Oregon State will host the Wildcats at home, where they have won 14 of their last 15 games, all part of a solid 25-4 record at home this spring.
After cruising through...

LSU starter Aaron Nola out-dueled Oklahoma ace Jonathan Gray, and the Tigers beat the Sooners 2-0 when pinch-hitter Tyler Moore hit a run-scoring double in the eighth inning to break a scoreless tie.
LSU now leads the best-of-three series 1-0 in the NCAA Baton Rouge super regional. LSU (56-9) can advance to the College World Series with one more win either on Saturday or Sunday over Oklahoma (43-20)
Nola (12-0) struck out six and didn’t walk a batter to help LSU snap Oklahoma’s winning streak at eight and Gray (10-3), picked...